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Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Step 1: Hardware Installation ......................................................................................................... 3
Step 2: Driver Installation ............................................................................................................... 4
Windows 95 ................................................................................................................................. 4
Windows 98 ................................................................................................................................. 4
Windows ME ............................................................................................................................... 5
Windows XP ................................................................................................................................ 7
Windows NT ................................................................................................................................ 9
Windows 2000 ........................................................................................................................... 10
Linux .......................................................................................................................................... 12
Other Operating systems .......................................................................................................... 13
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................ 13
Step 3: Registering your NetComm Product .............................................................................. 14
Contact Information ................................................................................................................... 14
Product Warranty ...................................................................................................................... 14
Limitations of Warranty ............................................................................................................. 15
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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the NP1500 Fast Ethernet LAN Adaptor. This guide is
provided as a quick start reference for hardware and software installation, as well as registration
of your new NetComm product.
Step 1: Hardware Installation
1. Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cable.
2. Remove the cover from your computer.
Please check your computer’s documentation (particularly your warranty details) for
instructions and warnings regarding the removal of covers or installation of add-in
boards.
3. Select an empty PCI slot and remove the
appropriate expansion slot cover from the
backplane of the computer.
4. Insert the card into the PCI slot and secure
with a screw in the backplane.
5. If supplied connect the WOL (Wake On
LAN) cable to the WOL connector on the
card and on your motherboard.
6. Replace the computer’s cover.
7. Insert one end of the network cable into the socket on the NP1500 Fast Ethernet LAN
Adaptor.
8. Connect the other end of the network cable into a port on your Ethernet hub.
9. Reconnect the power cable and turn on your computer.
10. Follow the section for your operating system overleaf to complete installation
NOTE: You may be asked for your original Windows® CD during the installation
process. Please have it ready. If your computer came with Windows® pre
loaded the installation files may be located in c:\windows\option\cabs.
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Step 2: Driver Installation
Please ensure that your hardware has been correctly installed by following the Step 1:
Hardware Installation instructions before continuing.
Windows 95
1. Turn on your computer. Windows 95 should auto-detect your new adaptor and the New
Hardware Found dialogue box will appear.
2. Select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer and then select OK.
3. Insert the driver CD into your CD ROM drive and specify the path D:\Drivers\WIN95 to
copy the driver files to your system.
4. If you have not previously had your computer connected to a network you will now need to
configure any network protocols that you require. Do this BEFORE rebooting your
computer by going to the Control Panel and double clicking on the Network icon to install
the required protocols.
5. When the driver installation is completed, restart Windows 95.
Windows 98
1. Turn on your computer. Windows 98 should
auto-detect your new adaptor and install
generic Windows drivers. These need to be
updated with the drivers shipped with the
adaptor.
2. Once the generic Windows drivers have been
installed you may be prompted to restart your
computer.
3. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel and
double click on the System icon. Select the
Device Manager tab and click on the + next
to Network Adaptors. Select the Intel
21143 Based 10/100 mbps Ethernet
Controller and click on the Properties
button.
4. Select the Driver tab and click on the Update
Driver button. The Update Device Driver
Wizard will now be displayed. Select Next
to continue.
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5. The Wizard will now ask you what you want
to do. Select Display a list of all the drivers
in a specific location… and select Next.
6. Insert the driver CD into your CD ROM drive
and then specify Have Disk. Enter the path of
the driver D:\Drivers\Win98 in the Copy
manufacturers files from field and then
click OK.
7. Select the NP1500 32-bit PCI 10/100M
Wake_On_LAN Fast Ethernet card and
select OK. At this point Windows may
prompt you to insert the Win 98 disk. If so,
simply enter the same driver location as in
step 6 (D:\Drivers\Win98).
8. The Wizard is now ready to complete the
installation. Select Next. At this point
Windows may prompt for the Win 98 disk
again. If so, simply enter the same driver
location as in step 6 (D:\Drivers\Win98).
9. If you have not previously had your computer
connected to a network you will now need to
configure any network protocols that you
require. Do this BEFORE rebooting your
computer by going to the Control Panel and
double clicking on the Network icon to
install the required protocols.
10. When the driver installation is completed,
restart Windows 98.
Windows ME
1. Turn on your computer. Windows ME should
auto-detect your new adaptor and install
generic Windows drivers. These will need to
be updated with the drivers shipped with the
adaptor.
2. Once the generic Windows drivers have been
installed you will be prompted to restart your
computer.
3. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel and
double click on the System icon. Select the
Device Manager tab and click on the + next
to Network adaptors. Select the Intel 21143
Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adaptor and click
on the Properties button.
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4. Select the Driver tab and click on the Update
driver button. The Update Device Driver
Wizard will now be displayed.
5. The Wizard will now ask what you want to
do. Select Specify the location of the driver
(Advanced) and select Next.
6. Insert the driver CD into your CD ROM drive
and select Display a list of all the drivers in
a specific location, so you can select the
driver you want. Select Next to continue.
7. Select Have disk and then type in
D:\Drivers\WinME. Select OK.
8. This will display NP1500 32-bit PCI 10/
100M Wake_On_LAN Fast Ethernet card
in the Select Devices window. Select this
device and click on the OK button.
9. Windows ME is now ready to install the
selected driver. Select Next and then Finish
to complete the driver installation.
10. If you have not previously had your computer
connected to a network you will now need to
configure any network protocols that are
required. Do this BEFORE rebooting your
computer by going to the Control Panel and
double clicking on the Network icon to
install the required protocols.
11. When the driver installation is completed,
restart Windows ME.
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Windows XP
1. Turn on your computer and log in with
administrator access. Windows XP has
drivers built in for this adaptor and will
auto-detect and install it as an Intel 21143
based PCI Fast Ethernet Adaptor
(Generic).
We recommend you install the updated
driver provided on the NetComm CD by
performing steps 3 to 10.
2. If your version of Windows XP has no
built in driver for the NP1500, please
follow steps 5 to 10 to install the driver.
3. Select Start > Control Panel and double
click on the System icon. Select
Hardware > Device Manager. (You may
need to select Switch to classic view to
see the System icon). Click on the + next
to Network adaptors and select the Intel
21143 Based PCI Ethernet Adaptor
(Generic). Select Properties to continue.
4. Select the Driver tab and click on the
Update Driver button. This will start the
Upgrade Device Driver Wizard.
5. The Wizard will now ask what you want
to do. Select Install from a list or
specific location (Advanced) and then
select Next.
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6. Insert the driver CD into your CD ROM
drive, select Don't search. I will choose
the driver to install and then select Next.
Select Have disk and then type in
D:\Drivers\WinXP. Click OK to
continue.
7. This will display NP1500 32-bit PCI 10/
100M Wake_On_LAN Fast Ethernet
card in the Network Adaptor field.
Select Next.
8. Windows XP will copy the driver and
system files for the network. Windows
XP will display a message which says that
it has not passed Windows Logo testing
to verify its compatibility with
Windows XP. Please select Continue
Anyway to complete the installation of
the drivers.
9. The Completing the hardware update
wizard should now be displayed. Select
Finish.
10. You should now have NP1500 32-bit
PCI 10/100M Wake_On_LAN Fast
Ethernet card displayed in the Network
Adaptors list.
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Windows NT
1. Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double click on the Network icon.
3. If this is the first time a Network device is being installed on your computer, the system will
ask if you wish to install a Network Adaptor. Select Yes. If a Network adaptor has
previously been installed, click on Adaptors and then select Add.
4. From the Add Network Adaptor dialog box you will be presented with several models. Do
not select any of these. Click Have Disk to continue.
5. Insert the driver CD into your CD ROM drive then type the path D:\Drivers\WINNT40
and select OK.
6. Select NP1500 32-bit PCI 10/100M Wake_On_LAN Fast Ethernet card from the Select
OEM Option box and then select OK. More than one may be displayed. Select one of the
NP1500 32-bit PCI 10/100M Wake_On_LAN Fast Ethernet card listed.
7. Select the appropriate operating mode from the list presented:
* AutoSense Senses dynamically the media ports
10BaseT (TP) To connect 10BaseT Ethernet hubs
10BaseT (TP) Full Duplex To connect 10BaseT Full Duplex hubs
10BaseT (TP) No_Link_Test To connect hubs not supporting the Link Integrity Test
100BaseTx (TP 100) To connect 100BaseTx Ethernet hubs
100BaseTx (TP 100) FDx To connect 100BaseTx Full Duplex hubs
* Default - Recommended for most modern networks
8. Upon completion, the selected adaptor is added to the Installed Adapter Cards list the
Network Setting box (the number prefixing the adaptor is the adaptor number).
9. Click on Close to complete the Network Setting initialization. You may be prompted to
setup your network at this point. Do this and select Apply and then OK.
10. Shutdown and reboot the system when prompted.
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Windows 2000
1. Turn on your computer and log in with
administrator access. Windows 2000 has
drivers built in for this adaptor and will
auto-detect and install it as an Intel 21143
based PCI Fast Ethernet Adaptor.
We recommend you install the updated
driver provided on the NetComm CD by
performing steps 3 to 10.
2. If your version of Windows 2000 has no
built in driver for the NP1500, please
follow steps 5 to 11 to install the driver.
3. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel
and double click on the System icon.
Select Hardware > Device Manager and
click on the + next to Network adaptors.
Select the Intel 21143 Based PCI
Ethernet Adaptor and then select
Properties.
4. Select the Driver tab and click on the
Update Driver button to start the
Upgrade Device Driver Wizard. Select
Next to continue.
5. The Wizard will now ask what you want
to do. Select Display a list of the known
drivers for this device so that I can
choose a specific driver and select Next
to display the Locate driver file window.
Select Specify a location and then Next.
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6. Insert the driver CD into your CD ROM
drive, and then specify the path
D:\Drivers\WIN2000 to copy the driver
files to your system.
7. The search will bring up more then one
result. DO NOT use the driver that
Win2000 recommends (It is already
installed in Step 1). Select Install one of
the other drivers and then select Next.
8. This will display NP1500 32-bit PCI 10/
100M Wake_On_LAN Fast Ethernet
card as well as the Intel 21143 Based
PCI Ethernet Adaptor. Select the
NP1500 32-bit PCI 10/100M
Wake_On_LAN Fast Ethernet card and
then Next.
9. Windows 2000 will copy the driver and
system files for the network. If Windows
2000 displays a Digital Signature Not
Found window, please select Yes.
10. The Completing the upgrade device
driver wizard will be displayed. Select
Finish to complete the installation.
11. You should now have NP1500 32-bit
PCI 10/100M Wake_On_LAN Fast
Ethernet card displayed in the Network
Adaptors list. Select Close.
12. Restart your computer to complete
installation.
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Linux
The procedure to activate NP1500 on linux is as follows:
1. Compile:
The instruction for compiling the driver is include at the end of the driver file. (Run this
instruction at /usr/src/linux)
2. Insert the driver as module:
insmod tulip.o
(Run 'lsmod' to see if the module is inserted)
3. Bind your card to an IP address
/sbin/ifconfig eth0 ${IPADDR} broadcast ${BROADCAST}
netmask ${NETMASK}
(Run 'netstat -i' to see if there is a interface 'ne0')
4. Add your card to IP routing table, then add gateway also your card:
/sbin/route add -net ${NETWORK} netmask ${NETMASK} eth0
(You should be able to ping local network now)
Gateway:
/sbin/route add default gw ${GATEWAY} netmask 0.0.0.0 metric 1
5. Start inet deamon.
/usr/sbin/inetd
(You should now be on the network)
* Make sure that your kernel is built with network, fast Ethernet and module support.
Otherwise, you have to rebuild your kernel.
(1: go to /usr/src/linux directory
2: run 'make menuconfig' or 'make config'
3: mark the options list above.
4: exit and rebuild your kernel.
make dep;make clean;make zImage
the file 'zImage' will be at /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage
5: modify /etc/lilo.conf.(this file specify where kernel image is)
6: run 'lilo' )
You can run 'netconfig' which will do step 4,5,6 for you. This will create '/etc/rc.d/inet1'
and 'inet2' files. These two files will run at boot time.
Then just add a line at the beginning of 'inet1'.
'insmod /your driver'path/tulip.o'
Your driver will now work every time you boot.
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Other Operating systems
For installation instructions for any of the following operating environments please see the
appropriate Readme.txt file on the driver CD ROM:
■Windows NT 3.51
■LanServer for OS2
■LanManager for DOS
■NDIS 2
■NetWare Client
■NetWare Server
Troubleshooting
If you experience any problems with the NP1500 Fast Ethernet LAN Adaptor, first verify that
the appropriate driver is loaded, that the proper grade of cable is employed for the network
connection, and that the supporting hub is functioning properly. If the Card is still not working
properly, the follow these steps before contacting NetComm’s Customer Support Department:
1. Ascertain that the card is fully and firmly seated in the slot connector.
2. Check the length and rating of connecting cables.
3. Ascertain that the card’s PCI slot is not deactivated at the BIOS level. The CMOS Setup
utility in PCI computers ordinarily provides the option to activate or deactivate PCI slots.
4. If you have another PCI slot available, please try the card in the next slot.
5. Install the questioned card in another PCI computer and run the tests again.
6. Remove all other PCI cards from the computer and run the diagnostic tests again. If the
verification/diagnostic run is not normal, then there is probably an interrupt number
conflict, which will have to be resolved manually by a CMOS Setup utility. Reinstall all of
the cards before running the utility.
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Step 3: Registering your NetComm Product
To ensure that the conditions of your warranty are complied with, please go to the NetComm
web site for quick and easy registration of your product at
www.netcomm.com.au
Alternatively, you can print out a copy of the Warranty Registration Form and mail it to
NetComm Limited, PO Box 1200, Lane Cove NSW 2066.
Note:The Warranty Registration Form can be found at “D:\Manuals\Warranty
Registration Form.pdf” where D:\ is the letter of your CD-ROM drive.
Contact Information
If you have any technical difficulties with your produce, please do not hesitate to contact
NetComm’s Customer Support Department.
Email: [email protected]
Fax: (02) 9424-2010
Web: www.netcomm.com.au
Product Warranty
The warranty is granted on the following conditions:
1. This warranty extends to the original purchaser (you) and is not transferable;
2. This warranty shall not apply to software programs, batteries, power supplies, cables or other
accessories supplied in or with the product;
3. The customer complies with all of the terms of any relevant agreement with NetComm and
any other reasonable requirements of NetComm including producing such evidence of
purchase as NetComm may require;
4. The cost of transporting product to and from NetComm's nominated premises is your
responsibility; and,
5. NetComm does not have any liability or responsibility under this warranty where any cost,
loss, injury or damage of any kind, whether direct, indirect, consequential, incidental or
otherwise arises out of events beyond NetComm's reasonable control. This includes but is
not limited to: acts of God, war, riot, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire,
floods, electricity outages, lightning, power surges, or shortages of materials or labour.
6. The customer is responsible for the security of their computer and network at all times.
Security features may be disabled within the factory default settings. NetComm recommends
that you enable these features to enhance your security.
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The warranty is automatically voided if:
1. You, or someone else, use the product, or attempts to use it, other than as specified by
NetComm;
2. The fault or defect in your product is the result of a voltage surge subjected to the product
either by the way of power supply or communication line, whether caused by thunderstorm
activity or any other cause(s);
3. The fault is the result of accidental damage or damage in transit, including but not limited to
liquid spillage;
4. Your product has been used for any purposes other than that for which it is sold, or in any
way other than in strict accordance with the user manual supplied;
5. Your product has been repaired or modified or attempted to be repaired or modified, other
than by a qualified person at a service centre authorised by NetComm; and,
6. The serial number has been defaced or altered in any way or if the serial number plate has
been removed.
Limitations of Warranty
The Trade Practices Act 1974 and corresponding State and Territory Fair Trading Acts or
legalisation of another Government (the relevant acts) in certain circumstances imply mandatory
conditions and warranties which cannot be excluded. This warranty is in addition to and not in
replacement for such conditions and warranties.
To the extent permitted by the Relevant Acts, in relation to your product and any other materials
provided with the product (the Goods) the liability of NetComm under the Relevant Acts is limited
at the option of NetComm to:
■Replacement of the Goods; or
■Repair of the Goods; or
■Payment of the cost of replacing the Goods; or
■Payment of the cost of having the Goods repaired.
All NetComm ACN 002 490 486 products have a standard 12 months warranty from date of
purchase. However some products have an extended warranty option (refer to packaging). To be
eligible for the extended warranty you must supply the requested warranty information to
NetComm within 30 days of the original purchase by registering on-line via the NetComm web
site at www.netcomm.com.au.
NetComm reserves the right to request proof of purchase upon any warranty claim.
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